纽约, 纽约, 四月 7, 2016 - Matt Mitrione, a former NFL defensive lineman and current Bellator MMA heavyweight will join Bellator MMA play-by-play announcer and The Voice of the Boston Celtics, 大 as the broadcast duo for Bellator’s inaugural kickboxing event, “Bellator Kickboxing: 都灵“上 星期六, 四月 16 from the historic Pala Alpitour in Torino, 意大利. The announcement was jointly made today by Bellator President Scott Coker and Jon Slusser, 高级副总裁, 体育与特价, 斯派克电视.
Mitrione joined Bellator MMA in early March after a stellar start to his career in the UFC. His 14-bout stint with that promotion began in 2009 on “The Ultimate Fighter,” airing on Spike. His list of formidable opponents included: Kimbo切片, 加布里埃尔·贡扎加, 本·罗斯韦尔, 德里克·刘易斯, 布伦丹·绍布, 罗伊·尼尔森, 肖恩约旦, and Travis Browne among others.
Prior to competing in MMA, Mitrione earned a scholarship to play defensive tackle for the Purdue Boilermakers, not far from where he grew up in Springfield, 生病. 大学毕业后，, he played in the NFL for the New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers and Minnesota Vikings until 2005.
Sean Grande has served as Bellator’s play-by-play announcer since July of 2015. Completing his 18th season in the NBA and 15th as the voice of the Boston Celtics, 大的史诗帐户两个月运行至中 2008 世锦赛巩固作为国家的精英播放呼叫者之一他的状态. He is joined by analyst Cedric Maxwell for all Boston Celtics games. 由于不久后，他们的 2001 配对, “大和Max”已成为波士顿最流行的标志性的在空气组合之一.
五月 20, 2013, 重创了他的职业棒球大联盟亮相, 之后被命名为世界冠军波士顿红袜队的替补出战，通过播放声音. 它完成了自己的广播主要职业运动周期 (NBA, NFL, NHL, WNBA和MLS).
“Bellator Kickboxing: 都灵” will be televised 星期五, 四月 22 在 11:00 P.M. AND/PT, immediately following “Bellator 153: Koreshkov VS. 亨德森” on Spike.
Complete “Bellator Kickboxing: Torino” Fight Card:
Bellator Kickboxing Middleweight Main Event: 梅尔文Manhoef (37-12) VS. Alexandru Negrea (8-2)
Bellator Kickboxing 165-Pound Feature Bout: Mustapha Haida (37-3-3) VS. Karim Ghajji (95-12)
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Bellator Kickboxing Flyweight Feature Bout: Denise Kielholtz (43-2) VS. Veronica Vernocchi (31-6-1)
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